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Technical Manager required, based in Greater Manchester. Requires experience of inks or paints or pigments with the ability to formulate and manage a small team.

Title: Technical Manager

Location: Greater Manchester

Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum negotiable dependant on experience

Employment Term: Permanent

SRG is working with a marketing leading, privately-owned company specialising in the manufacture of inks for a wide range of industries. As a result of their continued growth and success they are looking to hire a hands-on, mostly laboratory based, Technical Manager to manage and lead the technical team. This role would be suitable for someone with a strong background in the chemical industry, specifically in inks, paints, pigments and who has a proven background of managing a team, whilst providing technical support and driving efficiencies.

Heading up all R&D activity and supervising 5 technicians - must be able to formulate from base ingredients using first principles as will be hands on in laboratory for approximately 60% of time researching and developing inks in response to orders and customer requestsRaw material evaluationOverseeing QC TestingOverseeing QA activitySeeing the product through from inception to production and troubleshooting all issues throughout the cycle

Management

Managing a team of 5 technicians, allocating workloads, working on improvement of efficiencies and undertaking performance management activities including regular reviews and appraisals.Undertaking cost evaluation/budgeting activity

Previous experience in inks, paints, or pigment dispersion - able to formulate frombase chemicals, and understanding of industry test methods

People management experience, evidence of improving efficiencies and driving change

Enthusiastic approach to problem solving

Good communication skills

Experience of dealing with suppliers If you are interested in this role please contact Alison Jones on 0161 868 2216 or mail:

The recruiter has stated that all applicants for this job should be able to prove they are legally entitled to work in the UK. SRG is a trading name of Science Recruitment Group Ltd an Employment Business/Agency.